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Granger Smith to Perform at Fireman's Dance

Published December 5, 2017

GRANITE FALLS, Minn. – Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort announced today that it is sponsoring the Granite Falls Fireman’s Dance featuring Granger Smith. The show will be held Saturday, February 3, 2018 at Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort. The dance will be held in conjunction with the Granite Falls Fire Department as a tribute to all Southwest Minnesota First Responders.

“We are thrilled to be working with the Granite Falls Fire Department again this year to bring such a high quality act to the area. We believe this helps elevate the quality of the fireman’s annual dance and also helps promote the area,” said Barry Joannides, general manager, Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort.

Tickets are $40 and can be purchase at www.prairiesedgecasino.com or by calling the casino’s gift shop box office at 866-293-2121. The show is a standing-room only event. All guests must be 18 years of age or older. The 2016 fireman’s dance at Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort sold out far in advance of the show. Guests are encouraged to purchase tickets early.

With sold-out national tours, a social media following of more than 6.5 million and YouTube views exceeding 100 million, Granger Smith has amassed a rabid audience, while building a truly groundbreaking career. Granger’s current album, Remington, released March 2016 via Wheelhouse Records, claimed the No. 1 spot on the iTunes country album chart on release day and garnered him the No. 1 debut for first week sales via Nielson Soundscan (3/14). The album, produced by Granger Smith and Frank Rogers, features the hit single “Backroad Song,” which landed the No. 1 spot at country radio (Billboard Country Airplay, Mediabase and Music Row charts). Granger also received a BMI Country Award for writing, producing, publishing (Climbing Windmills) and performing “Backroad Song.” The follow up smash, “If the Boot Fits,” reached the Top 5.

Granger was nominated in the Best New Country Artist category for the 2017 iHeartRadio Awards taking place from the Forum in Los Angeles on March 5, 2017. Granger was also included in the 2017 crop of artists honored to perform at the CRS “New Faces” show in Nashville in February 2017. Granger toured this fall with Luke Bryan on the “Huntin’, Fishin’, and And Lovin’ Every Day Tour.

Granger’s “YEE YEE NATION” headlining national tour has consistently sold out and broken attendance records and merchandise records at nearly every venue over the past two and a half years. He performs at some of the country’s biggest festivals throughout the year and was recently on tour with both Florida Georgia Line and Luke Bryan.

Granger’s comical country boy alter-ego, Earl Dibbles Jr., has its own fanatical following and garnered him a weekly segment called “Dip ‘Em and Pick ‘Em” on CBS Sports Network’s “Inside College Football,” in which he has appeared for the past four seasons. Granger has even been recognized by Variety for being the brainchild behind Earl Dibbles Jr. (among other character alter-egos including Donny Cowboy and Live with Lionel) and named one of their annual and lauded “10 Comics to Watch for 2016.”

Accolades continue to pour in for the fast-rising star. Granger has been lauded by outlets like New York Times, Variety, Forbes, MusicRow, Rolling Stone, Billboard, Huffington Post, Taste of Country, Rare Country, among many others. He has also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Today Show and Fox & Friends.

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. An opening act will play at 7:00 p.m. Granger Smith featuring Earl Dibbles Jr. will take the stage at 8:00 p.m. Following the Granger Smith performance, the fire department will hold a raffle for a Harley Davidson Street Glide. The Shane Martin Band will take the stage following the raffle.

About Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort

Prairie’s Edge Casino Resort is owned and operated by the Upper Sioux Community. Since 1991, the property has offered 24-hour gaming action. In addition to over 1,000 slot machines and table games, the property offers three restaurants, a 160-room hotel, and a 20,000 square foot convention and meeting facility. The property offers a swimming pool, exercise facility, business center, multiple lounge areas, convenience store, gas station, 55-unit RV park and campground. Visitors must be 18 or older to gamble. In June 2016, the casino opened the Sunset Comedy Club. The property is located three miles south of Highway 212 in Granite Falls, Minn., just off Highway 23. More information is available at www.prairiesedgecasino.com.